作者: Amy Yorke , Irene Ward , Salomi Vora , Stephanie Combs , Tammie Keller-Johnson
DOI: 10.1016/J.APMR.2013.07.007
关键词: Rehabilitation 、 Physical therapy 、 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo 、 Test (assessment) 、 Physical medicine and rehabilitation 、 Multiple sclerosis 、 Vestibular dysfunction 、 Vestibular system 、 Vestibular disorders 、 Medicine 、 Balance (ability)
摘要: The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) by Jacobson and Newman is a 25-item self-assessment measuring the functional, emotional, physical effects of dizziness unsteadiness in individuals 19 years age. test can be completed 5 to 10 minutes. Total scores range from 0 100 with increasing signifying greater perception handicap because dizziness. A total score 16 indicates for patients peripheral or central pathology, whereas >10 necessitate an examination balance specialist. DHI also broken down into 3 subscales: (28 points), emotional (36 functional points). reliable valid adults vestibular multiple sclerosis, posttraumatic brain injury, whiplash-associated disorders, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. This Rehabilitation Measures Database summary provides review psychometric properties dysfunction. For full DHI, along nearly 200 other instruments, please go www.rehabmeasures.org. Please address correspondence rehabmeasures@ric.org.